NCT07250113Enrolling by invitation
WeCareToFeedDysphagia to Reduce Care-partner Burden Full-scale RCT
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 9 Jul 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a newly-created website tool, called WeCareToFeedDysphagia, helps to reduce feelings of burden in care partners of patients with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (AD/ADRD) who were diagnosed with trouble swallowing (oropharyngeal dysphagia). The main questions this study aims to answer are: * How effective is the WeCareToFeedDysphagia tool in reducing feelings of burden in care partners? * Does the WeCareToFeed Dysphagia tool help improve patient outcomes? * Does care partner age, gender, and patient dysphagia severity impact the strength of the effect of the WeCareToFeedDysphagia tool? * Is the strength of the effect of the WeCareToFeedDysphagia tool impacted by care partner's beliefs in being able to manage behavior and stress (self-efficacy)? Researchers will compare a group of care partners who have access to the WeCareToFeedDysphagia tool (intervention) to a group of care partners who do not have access to the tool. Both groups will receive contact information for help from a speech language pathologist expert (enhanced usual care). Participants will: * be given access to the web tool and receive 3 text message reminders over 3 weeks to use the tool (intervention group only). * be asked to complete a remote, web-based survey three times: when enrolled in the study, at 1 month following patient leaving the hospital, and at 3 months following patient leaving the hospital.
- Status (registry)
- Enrolling by invitation
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 802 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 18 Nov 2025
- Start date
- 17 Feb 2026
- Primary completion date
- Apr 2028
- Lead sponsor
- Northwell Health
- Diseases
- Alzheimer disease
- NCT number
- NCT07250113
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 802
- From 17 Feb 2026 to the primary completion date, Apr 2028
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Other
- Care partner of patient with a percutaneous feeding tube (i.e. PEG, PEJ used exclusively)
- Care partner of patient who will not be discharged to the home or community setting (e.g., home, assisted living, independent living)
- Care partner will not be involved with OD management (e.g. buying or making food, feeding, supervising) after hospital discharge
Who the study is looking for
- Self-identifies as the primary care partner of an older adult patient (patient age ≥ 65 years) with AD/ADRD and oropharyngeal dysphagia (OD) admitted to the Northwell medicine service
- Age ≥ 18 years
- Designated as the legally authorized representative (LAR) or health care proxy (HCP), or designated by the LAR or HCP to participate
- Proficient in English
- Has access to a device (e.g. smartphone, iPad, computer) capable of accessing a web browser
Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Manhasset | United States | Unknown status |
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